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Trial begins for teen accused of killing 5-year-old foster brother

The trial of an Iowa teen accused of killing his five-year-old foster brother continued Tuesday.

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Updated: 6:17 PM CDT Oct 28, 2014

Trial begins for teen accused of killing 5-year-old foster brother

The trial of an Iowa teen accused of killing his five-year-old foster brother continued Tuesday.

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Updated: 6:17 PM CDT Oct 28, 2014

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WEBVTT HIS FOSTER MOTHER ONCE SAID THE TEEN COULD NOT TELL RIGHT FROM WRONG. NOW-- THAT TEEN IS ON TRIAL, ACCUSED OF KILLING A FIVE-YEAR OLD BOY. GOOD EVENING, I'M BRANDI PETERSEN I'M ROB MCCARTNEY .. CODY METZKER MADSEN FIDGETS IN A LOGAN, IOWA COURTROOM-- HEARING THE FIRST DAY OF TESTIMONY IN HIS TRIAL FOR FIRST-DEGREE MURDER. HE'S ACCUSED OF BEATING TO DEATH HIS FOSTER BROTHER LAST AUGUST-- ... FIVE YEAR OLD DOMINIC ELKINS. THE TWO OUTSIDE. RESCUERS FOUND DOMINIC AT THE BOTTOM OF A IS LIVE AT SIX WITH K-E-T-V NEWSWATCH SEVEN'S ALEXANDRA STONE. CODY METZKER-MADSEN'S ATTORNEY ARGUES THE TEEN AND CERTAINLY DIDN'T PLAN TO KILL. THE CASE WILL NOW DETERMINE IF THE TEEN'S DEVELOPMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL ISSUES TRUMP A CHARGE OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER. (harrison county 911 hello? Hello.Um my brother was attacking his brother.And we can't find my brother. ) THIS 911 CALL BRINGS BACK MEMORIES OF THE EMOTIONAL NIGHT - AUGUST 31ST 2013.(he's bleeding on his head. H'es bleeding on his head and we cant find him) PROSECUTOR DENISE TIMMONS PLAYED THE FRANTIC 911 CALL... A CALL THE EIGHTH GRADER WAS ONE OF METZKER MADSEN AND ELKINS FOSTER SISTERS.... THE COURT ASKED THAT WE PROTECT HER IDENTITY(WHEN YOU CAME UPON DOMINIC WHAT DID YOU SEE? )(DOMINIC WAS LAYING DOWN AND REALLY LIKE (Pause) bloody and you said he was reallybloody and what? He wasn't moving. DURING TESTIMONY METZGER- MADSEN DREW, LAID DOWN ON THE DESK, AND FIDGETED. THE PROSECUTION THEN CALLED THE FOSTER MOM WHO WAS CARING FOR METZKER MADSEN AND ELKINS AT THE TIME OF THE ALLEGED MURDER. WE WEREN'T ALLOWED TO SHOW JULIE COOLMAN'S TESTIMONY. BUT WE LISTENED AS SHE TOLD THE COURT SHE LEFT HOME THAT NIGHT TO GET ICE CREAM HER CARE. COOLMAN RUSHED BACK AFTER GETTING A WORRIED CALL FROM HER DAUGHTER. THE FOSTER MOM SAYS METZKER MADSEN WAS ACTING EXCITED. (what do you mean by excited? coulnd't find dominic. He didn't know where dominic went ) HARRISON COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTY BRAD SIECK WAS FIRST ON THE SCENE AND DESCIRBED METZGER MADSEN'S BEHAVIOR AS HYSTERCAL(yelling, it was hard to make out, he did say something about bricks, ) BRICKS ARE A PIVOTAL PIECE IN THIS CASE - PROSECUTORS ALLEGE THEY WERE USED TO KILL DOMINIC ELKINS. METZKER MADSENS LAWYER IS LAYING THE GROUND WORK TO PROVE HIS CLIENT DOESN'T KNOW RIGHT FROM WRONG. THE DEFENSE ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT METZKER MADSENS MENTAL STATE WHILE LIVING WITH THE FAMILY ,AND DURING INTERVIEWS WITH POLICE. THE FOSTER PARENTS ALEXANDRA-- THERE WAS SOME INSIGHT TODAY INTO THE MATURITY OF METZGER-MADSEN, RIGHT? YES, THE FOSTER FATHER DESCRIBES METZGER MADSEN'S MATURITY AS CLOSER TO THAT OF A FIVE YEAR OLD THAN A TEEN. AND SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES RECALLED THE BOY TALKING ABOUT VIDEO GAMES AND SMASHING CYBER BUGS WHEN THEY TOOK HIM AWAY FROM THE SCENE THAT NIGHT, ALEXANDRA STONE WITH THE BIG STORY AT SIX-- THANK YOU

Trial begins for teen accused of killing 5-year-old foster brother

The trial of an Iowa teen accused of killing his five-year-old foster brother continued Tuesday.